Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-04-12

walking exhibition Saturday after
noon, across Main street.
The KENTUoKTAN is the paper for
you TO take and we would ask you to
give II careful consideration.
The postofilce of Bell, on the l., A.
q 4. road, has been established with
/, Capt. G. d.. Bell as postmaster.
| Repairs are being made ON the
front of NJ. ID. Kelly's building, which
was damaged by the last fire.
Clarence Kennedy lost a pocket
book containing about 500, between
cambridge and this city, Saturday.
All of the trees on Main street, in
the business part of town, have been
cut down with solitary exception.
Clarence Anderson, Jr., and Mr.. A.
w. Pyle, left for Pond River yester-
day and will be absent week, fish
ing.
Any one wanting home made side
bar, no.top buggy can secure bar
gain by calling on l.. G. Williams &
Co.
There were Easter services at the
Episcopal church Sunday, which was
handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion.
A novel watch in the show window
of Aug. Reichert is attracting a good
deal of attention, Stop and see it
jump.
The fruit was not all killed by late
frosts. There will still be a light
crop of peaches and plums and plenty
of apples.
The Court of Appeals is very slow
about deciding the judgeship contest.
It has been two months since it was
submitted.
DR.. +. j. Runyon, of Trenton, Ky,
has bought VIM. Coulter's residence
in Clarksville for $500. and will
move to that city to practice his pro-
fession.
John Dinneon will sell at Public
Auction, on Monday, May 2nd, his
lot and blacksmith shop on Virginia
street, adjoining the property of A.
II. Anderson.
The merchants are taking adyan-
tage of their newly acquired privi-
lege of displaying their goods on two
feet Of the sidewalks. The piles Of
goods give the street quite business
like appearance.
just bring your job work along,
and have it done upin neat style, aud
at reasonable prices. Our job de-
partment is constantly taxed to ill
the many orders and our trade is
widening every day.
Remember the only Involvement
we offer is y paper worth twice the
price asked, and If you want the news
come around and take the KEN
TucKIAN. All our old subscribers
stick to us and we are adding new
ones every day.
Chief of Police Blggerstatrreceived
notice from the Superintendent of
the branch penitentiary at Eddyville,
Saturday, that Henry Spillman, a
bright muIatto escaped from the PEN
itentiary at that place, Wednesday.
A reward of fifty dollars is offered for
his capture and return to prison.
An advertisement u Jordan S.
Brown, dealer in WHISTLES and bran
dies, Springfield, Tenn, appears in
this issue. Mr.. Brown has been in
the wholesale and retail liquor bust
ness for number of years and what
he says about his goods can be relied
upon. See advertisement for prices
and further information.
Mr.. G. p. Lewis, of Roaring Springs,
and Miss Fonnie Joslin, of this city,
were married at the residence Of the
brides father yesterday at 10 o'clock,
Rev. DIR. Mobly, of Elkton Ky, Of
ficiating. Messrs. W. B. Ransom
and Thomas Ledford, both of Roar
ing Springs, were the groom's attend
ants --Clarksville Democrat.
NIX. White, of Christian county,
and Miss Lena Organ, sister of Ed.
Organ, of this city, were married
Wednesday afternoon at tho home of
John Dickson, on Meadow creek, the
Rev. j. w. Hill officiating. Mr.
White has done well in securing the
heart and hand of q young lady SO
well qualified to make his home a
happy one ClarksvilleTobacco Leaf.
A ten cents circus arrived UNI
heralded last week and on account
of high license for spreading a tent,
engaged the Opera House for four
performances Friday and Saturday.
The shows were given at 10, 20 and
80 cents per ticket and the last per-
formance was to a tremendous house.
The performance was really very
creditable. There were trapeze and
gymnasium exercises, rope walkinsss
tumbling, dancing, vocal music by
girls, and a "roaring" farce or two in
which couple of clowns did the
funny business. II made people
lanoh and was 10 that extent sue